Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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The present invention relates to the medical sector. More particularly, the
invention relates to the use of at least one monofunctional and/or
polyfunctional
polylysine conjugate for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions or
combinations which are useful in the treatment of neuronal degeneration,
infectious,
traumatic and toxic neuropathies, degenerative diseases of the autoimmune
type,
neurodegenerative disorders resulting from genetic diseases, and proliferative
diseases.
The invention further relates to monofunctional and polyfunctional polylysine
conjugates.
The majority of incapacitating chronic human diseases, such as multiple
sclerosis (MS), polyarthritis (RP), neuropathy, etc., do not have a clearly
defined
etiology. Consequently the treatments currently practiced are still
symptomatic: use of
corticoids, various anti-inflammatories, immunodepressants, etc.; these
medications
have a large number of appreciable side effects on the patients' health.
Furthermore
they are of transient efficacy. No lasting improvement is observed and, in
particular,
there is little notable improvement in the course of these diseases.
Recent data and studies on autoimmunity (Daverat et al., 1989 (1), Amara et
al.,
1994 (2)) have made it possible to identify chemically defined antigenic
targets by the
antibodies circulating in the patients' biological fluids. The increase in
these
circulating immunoglobulins is linked to the course of these diseases. The
antibodies
no longer appear as aberrant elements but are the reflection of precise
antigenic
disorders.
By way of example, antibodies directed against conjugated oleic acid,
conjugated azelaic acid, a phospholipid and cysteinyl-NO have been identified
in MS
(Maneta-Peyret et al., 1987 (3); Daverat et al., 1989 (1); Brochet et al.,
1991 (4);
Boullerne et al., 1994 (5)).
Similarly, in the case of infection with HIV, antibodies directed against
fatty
acids coupled by an amide linkage have been found (Amara et al., 1994 (2)).
Patent application WO 94/27151, published on 24 November 1994, describes
the use of at least one conjugate between on the one hand a molecule capable
of being
recognized by:
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- the antibodies directed against saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched
C4-
C22 fatty acids;
- the antibodies directed against C6-C20 isoprenoids bonded to a cysteine;
and/or
- the antibodies directed against cholesterol and its derivatives,
and on the other hand a molecule of sufficient size to allow its recognition
by said
antibodies, such as polylysine, for the preparation of drugs intended for the
treatment
of AIDS.
The following have also been described: an antibody directed against choline-
glutaryl-poly-L-lysine, which mimics acetylcholine (Geffard et al., 1985 (11);
Souan et
al., 1986 (12)), R-glutaraldehyde-polylysine antisera, in which R is an indole-
alkylamine compound, which are directed against indolealkylamines (Geffard et
al.,
1985 (13)), and antibodies directed against y-aminobutyric acid (Geffard et
al., 1985
(14); Seguela et al., 1984 (15)) and an aspartate-polylysine conjugate used in
the
immunochemical characterization of polyclonal antibodies directed against
conjugated
aspartate (Campistron et al., 1986 (21)).
Oxidative processes have been found in the course of the chronic diseases
mentioned above and have been described (Buttke et al., 1994 (6)). Thus, in
MS,
authors have shown a direct increase in the lipoperoxidation products (Hunter
et al.,
1985 (7), Korpela et al., 1989 (8)) and a notable drop in the antioxidants.
Recent data have shown that, in the course of HIV infection, oxidative stress
is
one of the determining factors in cell death, i.e. the loss of TCD4+
lymphocytes
(Roederer et al., 1993 (9), Staal et al., 1992 (10)).
It was therefore essential to provide patients with drugs having the following
three objectives:
- to restore the antigenic perturbations specifically identified during a
chronic
human disease;
- to control the oxidative inflammatory processes;
- to inhibit the viral and/or bacterial etiological agents capable of causing
progressive chronic diseases.
The Applicant has solved this problem by using monofunctional and/or
polyfunctional poly-L-lysine conjugates for therapeutic purposes.
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According to a first feature, the present invention therefore relates to the
use of
at least one monofunctional and/or polyfunctional poly-L-lysine conjugate for
the
preparation of pharmaceutical compositions or combinations which are useful in
the
treatment of neuronal degeneration, infectious, traumatic or toxic
neuropathies,
degenerative diseases of the autoimmune type, neurodegenerative disorders
resulting
from genetic diseases, and proliferative diseases.
Poly-L-lysine (hereafter called polylysine) is a lysine polypeptide or
homopolymer, the chain length of which varies with the method of preparation.
It has
the formula
H NHCHCO OH
I
(iH2)q
NH2 in
(cf. Merck Index, 10th edition, abstract no. 7444). This product has an
average
molecular weight generally of between 2000 and 300,000, signifying that its
degree of
polymerization (i.e. the value of the index n above) is between about 15 and
about
2345. Polylysine is of course understood as meaning linear or branched
polylysine. It
is advantageous according to the present invention to use linear polylysine
having an
average molecular weight of between 20,000 and 30,000.
Monofunctional and polyfunctional polylysine conjugates are understood as
meaning the products resulting from the coupling of any one of the molecules
defined
below with polylysine and, respectively, the products resulting from the
coupling of at
least two molecules defined below with at least one molecule of polylysine.
For
example, a bifunctional conjugate can be represented by the formula
molecule 1-- polylysine -- molecule 2
The polyfunctional conjugates used within the framework of the invention are
advantageously bifunctional conjugates.
The molecules used within the framework of the invention, denoted by the term
"haptens" in the Preparations below, can be selected from one of the following
three
categories:
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1/ Molecules of the "fatty acid or lipid" type comprising:
- monocarboxylic or dicarboxylic fatty acids, hereafter commonly denoted by
the term
fatty (di)acids, which are linear or branched and saturated or unsaturated and
generally
comprise from 4 to 24 carbon atoms;
- compounds involved in the mechanism of anchoring of proteins to cell
membranes,
these compounds participating especially in the mevalonate cycle, particularly
isoprenoids bonded to a cysteine;
- cholesterol and its derivatives, especially hydrophobic hormones.
2/ Molecules of the "antioxidant" type comprising:
- vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E or one of their derivatives;
- cysteine and its derivatives of the formula
R1S-R2-CH(NH2)-COOH
in which R, is H or CH3 and R2 is a Ci-C3-alkylene.
3/ Molecules of the "amino acid or neurotransmitter" type comprising:
- indolealkylamines;
- catecholamines;
- amino acids of the formula
R3-CH(NH2)-COOH
in which R3 is hydrogen, an imidazol-5-ylmethyl group, a carboxymethyl group
or an
aminopropyl group;
- amino(Ci-CS)alkylsulfonic or sulfinic acids;
- carnitine or carnosine;
- diamines of the formula
H2N-A-NH2
in which A is a(Cl-C6)alkylene or a group -(CH2)m-NH-B-(CH2)p-, in which m and
p
independently of one another are integers ranging from 1 to 5 and B is nothing
or a
group -(CHZ)n-NH-, n being an integer ranging from 1 to 5;
- acetylcholine; and
- y-aminobutyric acid.
There will therefore be three different kinds of conjugates (whether they be
monofunctional or polyfunctional): "fatty acid or lipid" conjugates;
"antioxidant"
conjugates; and "amino acid or neurotransmitter" conjugates.
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In one variant of the invention, at least 4 monofunctional and/or
polyfunctional
polylysine conjugates are used for the preparation of pharmaceutical
compositions or
combinations for the treatment of the disorders mentioned above. It is
possible only to
use conjugates of the same kind. It is advantageous to use conjugates of two
different
5 kinds. It is preferable to use conjugates of each of the three kinds above.
In another variant of the invention, it is possible also to use one or two
anti-
idiotypic monoclonal antibodies for the preparation of the pharmaceutical
compositions or combinations mentioned above. Examples of these antibodies are
those described by Chagnaud et al. (18, 19, 20).
The fatty (di)acid generally comprises from 4 to 24 carbon atoms, for example
butyric, maleic, succinic, glutaric, adipic, pimelic, suberic, sebacic,
caproic, caprylic,
capric, lauric, myristic, palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, y-
linolenic, a-
linolenic, arachidic, gadoleic, arachidonic, bethenic, erucic, clupadonic or
azelaic acid.
The fatty (di)acid is preferably selected from myristic acid, palmitic acid,
stearic acid,
oleic acid and azelaic acid.
The isoprenoids bonded to a cysteine generally comprise from 6 to 20 carbon
atoms. Within the framework of the invention it is advantageous to use
farnesylcysteine, geranylgeranylcysteine or mevalonatecysteine.
The hydrophobic hormone used is advantageously progesterone or 2-
methoxyestradiol.
The cysteine derivative used is advantageously homocysteine or methionine.
The indolealkylamines and catecholamines used within the framework of the
invention include especially tryptophan, 5-methoxytryptophan, serotonin,
tryptamine,
5-methoxytryptamine, melatonin, phenylalanine, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine and
tyrosine.
The amino acids used are preferably histidine, glycine, aspartate or
ornithine.
The amino(C1-C5)alkylsulfonic or sulfinic acids used according to the
invention
include especially taurine, homotaurine and hypotaurine.
The diamines which are preferably used within the framework of the invention
are putrescine, cadaverine, spermine and spermidine.
The molecule used in the monofunctional polylysine conjugates is
advantageously a fatty (di)acid as defined above. At least one of the
molecules used in
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the polyfunctional polylysine conjugates is advantageously a fatty (di)acid as
defined
above, it being understood that several different fatty (di)acids can be used.
Said fatty
(di)acid is preferably selected from myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic
acid, oleic acid
and azelaic acid.
According to another feature, the invention further relates to the food and
vitamin complements which comprise, as the active principle, at least one
monofunctional and/or polyfunctional polylysine conjugate defined above,
especially at
least one conjugate between a fatty (di)acid and polylysine.
The methods of coupling between said molecules and polylysine to give these
conjugates are the conventional methods, well known to those skilled in the
art, of
chemical coupling between a functional group of each molecule and a functional
group
of the polylysine. These coupling reactions are effected via a coupling agent
selected
for example from glutaraldehyde, succinic or glutaric anhydride, carbodiimide,
ethyl
chloroformate and hexamethylene diisocyanate. Particular examples of such
coupling
methods are those described in Geffard et al. (16). The molecules can also be
coupled
with the polylysine by simple adsorption. Examples of appropriate coupling
methods
are described in detail in the Preparations below.
As an illustration, the coupling between said molecules and the polylysine can
be effected between an amine group of the polylysine and a carboxyl group of
said
molecules.
Thus, in the case of fatty acids, especially myristic acid, palmitic acid,
etc., and
in the case of isoprenoids bonded to a cysteine, especially farnesylcysteine,
the linkage
with the polylysine is effected between an amine group of the latter and the
carboxyl
group of the above-mentioned molecules.
Likewise, in the case of cysteine and its derivatives, the linkage with the
polylysine is advantageously effected between an amine group of the latter and
the acid
group of these molecules.
Alternatively, the cysteine and its derivatives can be activated beforehand by
coupling with succinic or glutaric anhydride, the linkage then being formed
between an
amine group of the polylysine and the free acid group of the succinylated or
glutarylated molecule. As a further possibility, the cysteine and its
derivatives can be
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bonded to the polylysine by reaction with glutaraldehyde, the reaction taking
place
especially as described by Geffard et al. (17).
In the case of cholesterol and its derivatives, the coupling with the
polylysine is
advantageously effected via the hydroxyl group of the cholesterol.
The cholesterol and its derivatives are advantageously adsorbed onto the
polylysine.
In the case of hydrophobic hormones, the coupling with the polylysine is
advantageously effected via hexamethylene diisocyanate.
In the case of vitamin A (retinoic acid), the linkage between this molecule
and
the polylysine is effected between the amine group of the latter and the acid
group of
the molecule.
In the case of vitamin C (ascorbic acid), the linkage between this molecule
and
the polylysine is effected between the amine group of the latter and the oxo
group of
the molecule.
In the case of vitamin E(a-tocopherol), the linkage between this molecule and
the polylysine is effected between the amine group of the latter and the free
acid group
of the acid succinate of the molecule.
In the case of aminoalkylsulfonic or sulfinic acids, especially taurine,
homotaurine and hypotaurine, the linkage between these molecules and the
polylysine
is effected by prior activation of the molecules with an acid anhydride
(succinic or
glutaric anhydride) or else by coupling with glutaraldehyde.
In the case of amino acids, certain indolealkylamine compounds, especially
tryptophan, and catecholamines, the linkage between these molecules and the
polylysine can be effected either directly or by coupling with carbodiimide,
glutaraldehyde, an acid anhydride or an acid chloride, for example ethyl
chloroformate.
In the case of diamines, the linkage between these molecules and the
polylysine
can be effected by coupling with glutaraldehyde or an acid anhydride. The
linkage
between carnitine or carnosine, on the one hand, and polylysine, on the other,
is
effected by coupling with carbodiimide.
The conjugates according to the invention can be used especially for the
preparation of pharmaceutical compositions or combinations which are useful in
the
treatment of neuronal degeneration, infectious, traumatic and toxic
neuropathies,
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degenerative diseases of the autoimmune type, neurodegenerative disorders
resulting
from genetic diseases, and proliferative diseases, and more particularly in
the following
indications: memory disorders, vascular dementia, postencephalitic disorders,
postapoplectic disorders, post-traumatic syndromes due to a cranial
traumatism,
disorders derived from cerebral anoxia, Alzheimer's disease, senile dementia,
subcortical dementia such as Huntington's chorea and Parkinson's disease,
dementia
caused by AIDS, neuropathies derived from morbidity or damage to the
sympathetic or
sensory nerves, brain diseases such as cerebral edema, spinocerebellar
degenerations,
neuropathies resulting from Lyme disease, diseases presenting
neurodegenerative
disorders, such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
multiple
sclerosis, epilepsy, migraine, polyarthritis, insulin-dependent diabetes,
systemic lupus
erythematosus, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Horton's disease, dermatomyositis and
polymyositis, as well as ankylosing spondylarthritis, HIV infection and
cancer.
The invention further relates to a method of treating these diseases with the
polylysine conjugates defined above.
Within the framework of the present invention, pharmaceutical combination is
understood as meaning several mixtures of polylysine conjugates, individually
packaged, which can be administered simultaneously or separately, for example
sequentially. These mixtures are presented in identical or different
individual packs in
combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle. The pharmaceutical
compositions according to the invention contain, as the active principle, a
mixture of
polylysine conjugates as defined above, in combination with a pharmaceutically
acceptable vehicle.
The conjugates according to the invention are preferably administered
parenterally. The amount of active principle to be administered in the
treatment of the
above disorders by the method of the present invention quite obviously depends
on the
nature and severity of the diseases to be treated and also on the patient's
weight.
Nevertheless the preferred unit doses will generally comprise from 0.1 to 2
ml,
preferably from 0.5 to 1 ml, for example 0.6, 0.8 and 1 ml, of conjugate
solution at a
rate of 0.3 to 0.6 mg conjugates/ml. These unit doses will normally be
administered 1
to 4 times a day, but it is also possible to envisage administering them at
longer
intervals of time, for example every 2 to 3 days.
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The conjugates according to the invention can be presented in the form of
aqueous solutions containing the unit doses indicated above in an isotonic or
sterile
aqueous vehicle optionally containing biocompatible dispersants and/or wetting
agents.
These solutions are packaged in an appropriate manner to allow parenteral
administration, for example intravenous, intramuscular or subcutaneous
administration, or introduction into an intravenous perfusion device, or else
administration by an implant system permitting subcutaneous perfusion.
The conjugates according to the invention can also be administered orally,
intranasally, rectally or transdermally. In this case, the unit forms of
administration are
prepared in conventional manner by the conventional techniques known to those
skilled in the art, with the excipients commonly used in this field.
The following may be mentioned as examples of pharmaceutical compositions
according to the invention (the abbreviations used are explained below):
* a composition comprising the following conjugates: L-DOPA-G-PL, atoco-
PL, Ole-PL-Farcys, PO-PL-Ole, Myr-PL-Ole, Cys-GA-PL or Cys-SA-PL, Homocys-
GA-PL or Homocys-SA-PL, Met-GA-PL or Met-SA-PL, Met-G-PL, Cys-G-PL,
Homocys-G-PL, Laur-PL-Ole, GABA-GA-PL, 5MT-GA-PL, His-PL, Cys-PL-Nac,
Homocys-PL-Nac and Met-PL-Nac, which is useful especially for the treatment of
Parkinson's disease.
* a composition comprising the following conjugates: GABA-G-PL, PO-PL-
Aze, Pal-PL-Farcys, Myr-PL-Farcys, W-GA-PL, Ole-PL-Pal, Myr-PL-Ole, atoco-PL
and Aze-PL-Lin2, which is useful especially for the treatment of epilepsy.
* a composition comprising the following conjugates: HW-GA-PL, W-GA-PL,
MT-GA-PL, atoco-PL, Cys-GA-PL, Met-GA-PL and Homocys-GA-PL, which is
useful especially for the treatment of essential migraine.
The following may be mentioned as examples of pharmaceutical combinations
according to the invention:
* a combination comprising, in two individual packs, on the one hand the
following conjugates (la): Farcys-PL-Pal, Pal-PL-Myr, Farcys-PL-Myr, Lin2-PL-
Ole,
Met-PL-Nac, Cys-PL-Nac, Homocys-PL-Nac, Farcys-PL-Ole, Met-GA-PL, Pal-PL-
Ole, Myr-PL-OIe, Tau-GA-PL, VitC-PL, Tau-G-PL, Stea-PL-Farcys, ACh-GA-PL,
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Farcys-PL-Pal, Farcys-PL-Myr, Pal-PL-Myr, Aze-PL-Ole, Pal-PL-Ole, Farcys-PL-
Ole,
PO-PL-Aze, Ole-PL-Myr, Stea-PL-Farcys and Ole-PL-Laur, which is useful
especially
for the treatment of post-Lyme neuropathies and ankylosing spondylarthritis.
5 * a combination comprising, in two individual packs, on the one hand the
following conjugates (2a): Myr-PL-Pal, Pal-PL-Ole, Myr-PL-Ole, Tau-SA-PL or
Tau-
GA-PL, atoco-PL, VitC-PL, Homocys-PL-Nac, Cys-PL-Nac, Met-PL-Nac, Farcys-PL-
Myr, Farcys-PL-Pal, Farcys-PL-Ole, Farcys-PL-Stea, Met-SA-PL or Met-GA-PL,
Homocys-SA-PL or Homocys-GA-PL, Cys-G-PL, Homocys-G-PL, Met-G-PL, CHO-
10 PL, 5MT-GA-PL, W-GA-PL and ACh-GA-PL; and on the other hand the following
conjugates (2b): Pal-PL-Ole, Tau-SA-PL or Tau-GA-PL, atoco-PL, VitC-PL,
Homocys-PL-Nac, Cys-PL-Nac, Met-PL-Nac, Farcys-PL-Myr, Farcys-PL-Pal, Farcys-
PL-Ole, Farcys-PL-Stea, Met-SA-PL or Met-GA-PL, Homocys-SA-PL or Homocys-
GA-PL, Cys-GA-PL, Cys-G-PL, Met-G-PL, Homocys-G-PL, Met-G-PL, CHO-PL, W-
GA-PL and ACh-GA-PL, which is useful especially for the treatment of
amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis.
* a combination comprising, in three individual packs:
3a) the following conjugates: Myr-PL-Pal, Pal-PL-Ole, Myr-PL-Ole, Tau-SA-
PL or Tau-GA-PL, atoco-PL, VitC-PL, Homocys-PL-Nac, Cys-PL-Nac, Met-PL-Nac,
Farcys-PL-Myr, Farcys-PL-Pal, Farcys-PL-Ole, Farcys-PL-Stea, Met-SA-PL or Met-
GA-PL, Homocys-SA-PL or Homocys-GA-PL, Cys-G-PL, Homocys-G-PL, Met-G-
PL, CHO-PL, 5MT-GA-PL, W-GA-PL and ACh-GA-PL;
3b) the following conjugates: Cys-GA-PL, Met-GA-PL, Homocys-G-PL, Cys-
PL-Nac, Homocys-PL-Nac, Met-PL-Nac, Tau-GA-PL, Tau-G-PL, Met-G-PL, atoco-
PL and (xtoco-PL-Ret; and
3c) the following conjugates: Farcys-PL-Ole, Aze-PL-Ole, Aze-PL-PO, Met-
PL-Nac, Cys-PL-Nac, Homocys-PL-Nac, atoco-PL, Lin2-PL-Ole, Ret-PL, Ole-PL-
Laur, atoco-PL-Ret, Tau-G-PL, ACh-GA-PL, PRO-PL and GABA-G-PL,
which is useful especially for the treatment of Huntington's chorea.
* a combination comprising, in four individual packs:
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4a) the following conjugates: Farcys-PL-Ole, PO-PL-Ole, Aze-PL-Ole, Aze-
PL-PO, Met-PL-Nac, Homocys-PL-Nac, (itoco-PL, VitC-PL, Tau-GA-PL, Lin2-PL-
Ole, CHO-PL, Ole-PL-Laur, 5MT-GA-PL, Tau-G-PL and ACh-GA-PL;
4b) the following conjugates: Farcys-PL-Pal, Farcys-PL-Myr, PaI-PL-Myr,
Aze-PL-Ole, Pal-PL-Ole, Farcys-PL-Ole, PO-PL-Aze, Ole-PL-Myr, Stea-PL-Farcys
and Ole-PL-Laur;
4c) the following conjugates: Farcys-PL-Ole, Aze-PL-Ole, Aze-PL-PO, Met-
PL-Nac, Cys-PL-Nac, Homocys-PL-Nac, atoco-PL, Lin2-PL-Ole, Ret-PL, Ole-PL-
Laur, (xtoco-PL-Ret, Tau-G-PL, ACh-GA-PL, PRO-PL and GABA-G-PL; and
4d) the following conjugates: Farcys-PL-Ole, Aze-PL-Ole, Aze-PL-PO, (Xtoco-
PL, VitC-PL, Tau-GA-PL, Lin2-PL-Ole, CHO-PL and Laur-PL-Ole,
which is useful especially for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
* a combination comprising, in three individual packs:
5a) the following conjugates: Farcys-PL-Pal, Pal-PL-Myr, Farcys-PL-Myr,
Lin2-PL-OIe, Met-PL-Nac, Cys-PL-Nac, Homocys-PL-Nac, Farcys-PL-Ole, Met-GA-
PL, Pal-PL-Ole, Myr-PL-Ole, Tau-GA-PL, VitC-PL, Tau-G-PL, Stea-PL-Farcys, ACh-
GA-PL, (xtoco-PL and Aze-PL-Ole;
5b) the following conjugates: Farcys-PL-Pal, Farcys-PL-Myr, Pal-PL-Myr,
Aze-PL-Ole, Pal-PL-Ole, Farcys-PL-Ole, PO-PL-Aze, Ole-PL-Myr, Stea-PL-Farcys
and Ole-PL-Laur; and
5c) the following conjugates: Farcys-PL-Pal, Pal-PL-Myr, Farcys-PL-Myr,
Farcys-PL-Ole, Myr-PL-Ole, Stea-PL-Farcys, ACh-GA-PL and atoco-PL,
which is useful especially for the treatment of polyarthritis.
* a combination comprising, in two individual packs, on the one hand the
following conjugates (6a): Lin2-PL-Farcys, Stea-PL-Farcys, Myr-PL-Farcys, Pal-
PL-
Farcys, Ole-PL-Farcys, Cys-GA-PL, Met-GA-PL, Homocys-GA-PL, CHO-PL,
Homocys-PL-Nac, Cys-PL-Nac, atoco-PL-Ret, (xtoco-PL, VitC-PL, Ole-PL-Laur,
Met-G-PL, Met-PL-Nac, Homocys-PL-Nac and Cys-G-PL; and on the other hand the
conjugates mentioned in section 3c) above, which is useful especially for the
treatment
of HIV infection.
* a combination comprising, in three individual packs:
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7a) the following conjugates: PRO-PL, Ret-PL, atoco-PL, atoco-PL-Ret, W-
GA-PL, 5MT-GA-PL and Hist-PL;
7b) the conjugates mentioned in section lb) above; and
7c) the following conjugates: L-DOPA-G-PL, L-DOPA-GA-PL, 5MT-GA-PL,
HW-GA-PL and Tyr-GA-PL,
which is useful especially for the treatment of cancer.
According to another feature, the invention further relates to the
monofunctional and polyfunctional conjugates between on the one hand
polylysine and
on the other hand a molecule (several molecules) selected from:
- saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched fatty (di)acids generally
comprising from 4 to 24 carbon atoms;
- the compounds involved in the mechanism of anchoring of proteins to cell
membranes, these compounds participating especially in the mevalonate cycle,
particularly isoprenoids bonded to a cysteine;
- cholesterol and its derivatives, especially hydrophobic hormones;
- vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E or one of their derivatives;
- cysteine and its derivatives of the formula
RIS-R2-CH(NH2)-COOH
in which R, is H or CH3 and R2 is a CI-C3-alkylene;
- indolealkylamines;
- catecholamines;
- amino acids of the formula
R3-CH(NH2)-COOH
in which R3 is hydrogen, an imidazol-5- ylmethyl group, a carboxymethyl group
or an
aminopropyl group;
- amino(CI-CS)alkylsulfonic or sulfinic acids;
- carnitine or carnosine;
- diamines of the formula
H2N-A-NH2
in which A is a(Cl-C6)alkylene or a group -(CH2)m-NH-B-(CH2)P , in which m and
p
independently of one another are integers ranging from 1 to 5 and B is nothing
or a
group -(CH2)õ-NH-, n being an integer ranging from 1 to 5;
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- acetylcholine; and
- y-aminobutyric acid,
with the proviso that if the conjugate is monofunctional, the molecule is
selected from:
- a hydrophobic hormone;
- vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E or one of their derivatives;
- an amino acid of the formula
R3-CH(NH2)-COOH
in which R3 is hydrogen, an imidazol-5- ylmethyl group or an aminopropyl
group;
- an amino(CI-C5)alkylsulfonic or sulfinic acid;
- carnitine or carnosine; and
- a diamine of the formula
H2N-A-NH2
in which A is a(C1-C6)alkylene or a group -(CH2)m-NH-B-(CH2)p-, in which m and
p
independently of one another are integers ranging from 1 to 5 and B is nothing
or a
group -(CH2)õ-NH-, n being an integer ranging from 1 to 5.
The Preparations and Examples which follow illustrate the invention without
however limiting its scope.
The Preparations illustrate the synthesis of the conjugates, which are
identified
by the coupling agent used, an d the Examples relate to the pharmaceutical
compositions and combinations of the invention. The following abbreviations
have
been used in said Preparations and Examples:
5MT = 5-methoxytryptamine;
ACh = acetylcholine;
GA = glutaric anhydride;
SA = succinic anhydride;
G = reduced glutaraldehyde;
atoco = a-tocopherol;
Aze = azelaic acid;
CHO = cholesterol;
Cys = cysteine;
DMF = dimethylformamide;
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DMSO = dimethyl sulfoxide;
ECF = ethyl chloroformate;
Farcys = famesylcysteine;
GABA = y-aminobutyric acid;
His = histamine;
Hist = histidine;
Homocys = homocysteine;
HW = 5-hydroxytryptophan;
Laur = lauric acid;
L-DOPA = L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine;
Lin2 = a-linoleic acid;
SMB = sodium metabisulfite;
MES = morpholinoethanolsulfonic acid;
Met = methionine;
Myr = myristic acid;
Pa1= palmitic acid;
Nac = N-acetylated;
Ret = retinoic acid;
Ole = oleic acid;
PO = palmitoleic acid;
Stea = stearic acid;
Tau = taurine;
TEA = triethylamine;
VitC = ascorbic acid;
W = tryptophan;
PRO = progesterone;
2ME = 2-methoxyestradiol;
AI = anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibody;
PL = polylysine.
Preparations
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1. Glutaraldehyde coniugates:
This Preparation illustrates especially the preparation of the conjugates of
cysteine or its derivatives with polylysine according to the following
reaction scheme:
5
R' - NH2 + OHC - (CH2 ) 3- CHO + H2N - PL
condensation reaction
~~
R' -N=C- (CH2) 3-C=N- (CH2) 4 polylysine
H I
NH
formation of diimines, then
reduction with NaBH4
CO
(
R' -N- (CH2) 5-NH- (CH2) 4-C polylysine
I
NH
(R' = cysteinyl, homocysteinyl, methionyl)
mg of hapten are taken up with 1 ml of 1.5 M acetate buffer (pH 8)
10 containing 1 l of radioactive tracer (3H-tyrosine; ref. NET 127, Dupont de
Nemours).
In the case of catecholaminergic conjugates, it is necessary to add a few
grains of
SMB. When tryptophan is used, it has to be solubilized in 1 ml of DMSO
(Prolabo)
and 1 ml of sodium acetate (Prolabo).
40 mg of polylysine are separately taken up with 2 ml of 1.5 M acetate buffer.
15 1 ml of 5% glutaraldehyde solution (Prolabo) is added to the hapten
solution,
followed after about 10 seconds by the polylysine. The coupling reaction
produces a
yellow coloration; as soon as this is obtained, the reaction is stopped by the
addition of
a few drops of NaBH4 solution (Aldrich) (a few grains in water so as to give a
solution
which "bubbles").
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In the particular case of taurine, it is necessary to add 1 ml of
glutaraldehyde
which is only 1%.
The conjugates are purified by dialysis against water, except in the case of
catecholamines, where it is necessary to add SMB to the dialysis solution.
The resulting conjugates are designated R-G-PL (R = hapten, G = reduced
glutaraldehyde residue).
II. Conjugates with a succinyl or glutaryl arm
This is the case for example of a-tocopherol (vitamin E), cysteine and its
derivatives, or else 5-methoxytryptamine, taurine and homotaurine:
* Cys-SA or GA-PL
~~
R' - CO - N-( CH2 ) - CO - N-( CH2 ) 4- C polylysine residue
(
NH --.,)
R' = cysteinyl, homocysteinyl or methionyl, n being 2 in the case of succinic
acid or
anhydride and 3 in the case of glutaric acid or anhydride.
* atoco-SA-PL
~ i0
polylysin=- i H- (CHZ) 4 HN- i O
CH3
C Ig3
NH :2H3000H3
2C
(CH2-CH2-CH2-CH) 3 CH3
c00
* 5MT-SA or GA-PL
i0
H3CO
~ I I CH2 CH2 NH-CO (CHZ) n CO-NH- (CH2) 9 i H polylysine
NH
NH
n = 2 or 3
* (homo)tau-SA or GA-PL
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~~
HO3S (CH2}-.N-CO- (CH2)n-CO-N- (CH2)4-C polylysine
1
NH
~
n=2or3
40 mg of hapten are solubilized in 1 ml of water containing 1 l of
radioactive
tracer (3H-tyrosine). When 5-methoxytryptamine is used, it can only be
solubilized by
adding 200 l of DMSO. 34 mg of glutaric or succinic anhydride (Sigma) are
added,
followed immediately by 340 l of 1 M NaOH (Prolabo) to bring the pH to 7. The
conjugates are then lyophilized.
These conjugates are attached to the polylysine by means of ethyl
chloroformate
(Fluka) at 4 C. The glutaryl- or succinyl-haptens are taken up with 1.6 ml of
anhydrous DMF (Prolabo) and 20 41 of anhydrous TEA (Merck) (incomplete
solubilization). The COOH groups are activated with 400 l of ECF diluted 1/16
in
anhydrous DMF for 5 minutes. PL solution (80 mg dissolved in 2 ml of water and
20
l of anhydrous TEA) is then added.
The conjugates are purified by dialysis against water.
The resulting conjugates are designated R-SA or GA-PL (R = hapten, SA =
succinyl residue, GA = glutaryl residue).
III. Carbodiimide coniugates
50 mg of hapten and 50 mg of polylysine are solubilized in 1 ml of 0.2 M MES
buffer, pH 5.4.
200 mg of carbodiimide (Sigma) are added gradually to this solution in about
10 minutes. The pH must be checked after each addition and adjusted to 5.4.
The conjugates are purified by dialysis against water.
The resulting conjugates are designated R-PL (R = hapten linked via -CO-NH-).
IV. Ethyl chloroformate coniugates (hydrophilic molecules)
* VitC-PL:
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H2CI -OH
HCOH i0
-N- (CH2) 4 CH polylysine
NH
HO OH
40 mg of hapten are taken up with 1.6 ml of anhydrous DMF and 20 l of
anhydrous TEA. The COOH groups are activated with 400 l of ECF diluted 1/16
in
anhydrous DMF for 5 minutes. PL solution (80 mg dissolved in 2 ml of water and
20
l of anhydrous TEA) is then added.
* Cysteine, homocysteine, methionine:
40 mg of hapten are taken up with 2 ml of anhydrous methanol and 20 l of
anhydrous TEA (difficult solubilization). The COOH groups are activated with 1
ml
of ECF diluted 1/16 in anhydrous DMF for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, PL
solution
(80 mg dissolved in 2 ml of water and 20 l of anhydrous TEA) is added.
* Carnitine:
Thorough dehydration of the carnitine is assured by lyophilization. The
coupling must then be performed very rapidly because carnitine is very
hygroscopic.
The protocol is the same as for vitamin C.
The conjugates are purified by dialysis against water.
The resulting conjugates are designated R-PL (R = hapten).
V. Ethyl chloroformate coniugates (fatty acids, farnesylcysteine, retinoic
acid and a-tocopherol)
* Farnesylcysteine:
Farnesylcysteine results from the condensation of farnesol:
H3C
CH2OH
H3C
CH3 CH3
with cysteine:
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SH-CH2 i H-COOH
+
NH3
via a thioether linkage:
H3C\ //CH CH CH CH CH
: ~ :
\ /
/C CHZ i CHZ i CHZ S-CHZ i H-CO-OH
H3C +
CH3 CH3 NH3
This molecule is then bonded to the polylysine:
IH
R' -CO-NH- (CH2) 4 i H polylysine
CO
(R' = farnesylcysteine residue)
20 mg of hapten are used for fatty acids (40 mg for azelaic acid), 40 mg for
farnesylcysteine, 40 mg for retinoic acid or 60 mg for a-tocopherol. The
haptens are
solubilized in 1 ml of anhydrous methanol and 20 gl of anhydrous TEA
containing 1 l
of radioactive label (14C-palmitic acid: ref. C14 NECQ, Dupont de Nemours).
The
mixture is then left to stand under a dry atmosphere for 30 minutes.
This mixture is then activated with 200 l of ethyl chloroformate diluted 1/16
in anhydrous DMF for 15 minutes at 4 C. PL solution (80 mg in 4 ml of 10-2 M
phosphate buffer containing 10-3 M CaC12 and 40 l of anhydrous TEA) is then
added.
When the reaction has ended, the conjugate is purified by dialysis. The
solutions obtained are transferred to dialysis tubes (Visking dialysis tube,
Prolabo)
whose pores are permeable to the uncoupled molecules (MW < 12,000 to 14,000
Da).
To maximize the removal of uncoupled molecules, the 1 st dialysis solution
comprises
1/3 of DMF, 1/3 of methanol and 1/3 of 10"2 M phosphate buffer containing 10-3
M
CaC12. Two further dialyses are performed for 24 h with 10-2 M phosphate
buffer
solution containing 10-3 M CaC12. The role of the CaC12 is to make the
conjugates
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more soluble through interaction of the Ca2+ ions with the aliphatic chains.
However,
this buffer can be replaced with a 10 mM guanidine buffer, pH 7.
The resulting conjugates are designated R-PL (R = hapten).
VI. Acetylation of the farnesylcysteine or thiol coniugates coupled via
5 carbodiimide
The pH of the conjugates is brought to 10 with 1 M sodium hydroxide solution.
A mixture of 4 l of acetic anhydride (Prolabo) and 500 l of anhydrous DMSO
is then
added. The reaction can be neutralized by the addition of 40 l of 1 M NaOH.
The conjugates are then dialyzed against water.
10 The resulting conjugates are designated R-PL-Nac (R = hapten, Nac = N-
acetylated).
VII. Cholesterol or retinoic acid conjugates by adsorption
* Retinoic acid:
CH3 CH3 I O ~
H3C CH3
\ \ \ \ CO-NH- ( CH2 ) 4 i H polylys ine
NH
15 40 mg of hapten are solubilized in 2 ml of anhydrous methanol and 2 ml of
anhydrous DMF containing 1 l of radioactive tracer (cholesterol: ref. NET
725,
Dupont de Nemours). 80 mg of PL dissolved in 2 ml of 1.5 M acetate buffer are
then
added dropwise. After thorough stirring, the conjugates are purified by
dialysis. The
first dialysis solution consists of a mixture of 1/3 of methanol, 1/3 of DMF
and 1/3 of
20 water. The following two solutions consist solely of water.
The resulting conjugates are designated R-PL (R = hapten).
VIII. Hexamethylene diisocyanate conimtes
5 mg of 2-methoxyestradiol are taken up with 1 ml of DMSO and 1 l of
radioactive hormone (progesterone: ref. N381, Dupont de Nemours). 10 mg of PL
dissolved in 1 ml of 0.2 M phosphate buffer, pH 10, and 50 gl of hexamethylene
diisocyanate (Fluka) are added. The pH is adjusted to 10 with 1 N sodium
hydroxide
solution.
The protocol is the same for progesterone except that the starting materials
are
40 mg of progesterone, 80 mg of PL and 200 l of hexamethylene diisocyanate.
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The conjugates are purified by dialysis; the lst solution consists of a
DMF/DMSO/water mixture and the following two consist of water.
The resulting conjugates are designated R-PL (R = hapten).
In general terms, the small equipment in which the coupling reactions and the
purifications of the hydrophobic conjugates are performed is delipidated by
rinsing
with methanol and drying in order to avoid any external contamination with
lipids.
Furthermore, in the synthesis of the conjugates containing a hapten which
possesses a
thiol group (cysteine, homocysteine, methionine, etc.), a few grains of the
corresponding uncoupled hapten are added after dialysis.
In the Examples which follow, the polylysine conjugates were synthesized by
the procedure described above using polylysine marketed by Sigma under the
reference
P 7890. By way of indication, the coupling ratios of the conjugates used in
the
Examples are reported in the Table below:
atoco-PL 23 Aze-PL-Lin2 10,10
Pro-PL 8 Farcys-PL-PO 30,30
Farcys-PL-Pal 8,8 Pal-PL-Myr 25,25
CHO-PL 33 Homocys-PL 4
Ole-PL-Pal 5,5 GABA-GA-PL 23
atoco-PL-Ret 22,23 L-DOPA-GA-PL 18
Ret-PL 11 Homocys-GA-PL 22
Ole-PL-Laur 7,5 Homocys-G-PL 5
Tau-GA-PL 32 Cys-G-PL 5
Tau-G-PL 44 Met-G-PL 12
His-G-PL 5 Homocys-G-PL 4
Cys-GA-PL 10 Cys-PL-Nac 3
HW-GA-PL 41 Met-PL-Nac 7
W-GA-PL 32 2ME-PL 22
Cys-PL-Nac 2 PRO-PL 12
Homocys-PL-Nac 3 GABA-G-PL 10
L-DOPA-G-PL 4 Aze-PL-Farcys 10,10
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Coupling ratio is understood as meaning the number of conjugated molecules
of hapten(s) per molecule of polylysine. In the case of the bifunctional
conjugates, the
respective number of conjugated molecules is indicated for each hapten.
Example 1: Preparation of a pharmaceutical combination for the treatment of
neurological disorders resulting from Lyme disease
Numerous neurological diseases are the consequence of known or unknown
bacterial and viral infections. Borrelia burgdorflei is the etiological agent
of Lyme
disease. It causes neuropathy in a number of cases.
The following solutions were prepared:
Solution 1 Solution 2
Farcys-PL-Pal 1 Farcys-PL-Pal 1
PaI-PL-Myr 1 Farcys-PL-Myr 1
Farcys-PL-Myr 1 Pal-PL-Myr 1
Lin2-PL-Ole 1 Aze-PL-Ole 1
Met-PL-Nac 1 Pal-PL-OIe 1
Cys-PL-Nac 1 Farcys-PL-Ole 1
Homocys-PL-Nac 1 PO-PL-Aze 1
Farcys-PL-Ole 1 Ole-PL-Myr 1
Met-GA-PL 1 Stea-PL-Farcys 1
Pal-PL-Ole 1 Ole-PL-Laur 1
Myr-PL-Ole 1
Tau-GA-PL 2
VitC-PL 2
Tau-G-PL 2
Stea-PL-Farcys 2
ACh-GA-PL 2
a.toco-PL 2
Aze-PL-Ole 2
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The figure on the right of the monofunctional or bifunctional polylysine
conjugate indicates the concentration of hapten(s) in said conjugate in the
solution, it
being understood that a value of 1 corresponds to a concentration of 10-5 M.
Thus, for
the bifunctional conjugate Farcys-PL-Pal:
[Farcys] = 10-5 M
[Pal] = 10'S M
In this way it is possible to determine the final concentration of each hapten
in
solutions 1 and 2. For example, the final concentration of Farcys in solution
1 is 5.10-5
M.
Method of preparation:
The various solutions of monofunctional and bifunctional conjugates, prepared
in physiological saline for immediate use, are mixed to give the hapten
concentrations
indicated above after vortexing and dilution in the respective final solutions
1 and 2.
The solutions are subsequently filtered separately on sterile Sartorius
filters of pore
size 0.22 m and are then divided up into individual sterile bottles or made
up into
individual solutions to be taken orally (mixture with syrup, pure vegetable
oil from 1 st
pressing).
Solutions 1 and 2 are administered alternately by slow intramuscular or
subcutaneous injection at a rate of 1 ml of each solution once or twice a day,
for
example solution 2 twice and solution 1 once every day.
All the patients (n = 4) treated according to the protocol described above
show
a regression of the neuropathy caused by Lyme disease.
Example 2: Preparation of a pharmaceutical combination for the treatment of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Charcot's disease, is a
progressive disease and is one of the triad of degenerative diseases of the
nervous
system in the elderly, the other two being Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
diseases. All
three are characterized by a selective vulnerability of a group of neurons
which
disappear for reasons not yet understood. In fact, the lesions are caused
neither by
vascular problems nor by inflammatory reactions. In ALS the affected cells are
the
motor neurons of the anterior horn of the spinal cord and of the motor cranial
nuclei:
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V, VII, IX, XI, XII, and the (corticospinal and corticobulbar) motor tracts,
which can
be affected in their entirety, causing amyotrophy as a secondary
manifestation. The
course of the disease is towards a progressive deterioration with the patient
becoming
bedridden and suffering from a respiratory failure affecting the intercostal
and
diaphragmatic musculature and rapidly leading to death (within 24 to 26
months, on
average, in the majority of cases). ALS occurs in adult men and women between
40
and 60 years of age (2000 new cases per year are reported in France). The
incidence of
ALS is the same as that of multiple sclerosis (MS) and five times greater than
that of
Huntington's disease.
The etiology of this disease is still unknown. The prevailing model at present
is
multifactorial. The disease is said to result from the combined action of a
genetic
susceptibility (5 to 10% of cases of familial ALS are said to be associated
with an
autosomal transmission located on chromosome 21), accelerated ageing and
exogenous
and/or endogenous neurotoxic factors, culminating in the selective destruction
of the
motor neurons.
The following solutions were prepared:
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Solution 3 Solution 4
Myr-PL-Pal 1 PaI-PL-Ole 1
Pal-PL-Ole 1 Tau-SA-PL or
Myr-PL-Ole 1 Tau-GA-PL 1
5 Tau-SA-PL or atoco-PL 3
Tau-GA-PL 1 VitC-PL 1
atoco-PL 3 Homocys-PL-Nac 4
VitC-PL 1 Cys-PL-Nac 4
Homocys-PL-Nac 4 Met-PL-Nac 4
10 Cys-PL-Nac 4 Farcys-PL-Myr 1
Met-PL-Nac 4 Farcys-PL-Pal 1
Farcys-PL-Myr 1 Farcys-PL-Ole 1
Farcys-PL-Pal 1 Farcys-PL-Stea 1
Farcys-PL-OIe 1 Met-SA-PL or
15 Farcys-PL-Stea 1 Met-GA-PL 4
Met-SA-PL or Homocys-SA-PL or
Met-GA-PL 4 Homocys-GA-PL 4
Homocys-SA-PL or Cys-GA-PL 4
Homocys-GA-PL 4 Cys-G-PL 4
20 Cys-G-PL 4 Met-G-PL 4
Homocys-G-PL 4 Homocys-G-PL 4
Met-G-PL 4 Met-G-PL 4
CHO-PL 1 CHO-PL 1
5MT-GA-PL 1 W-GA-PL 2
25 W-GA-PL 2 ACh-GA-PL 4
ACh-GA-PL 4 AI = 0.1 mg/ml
Method of preparation: as for Example 1
Solutions 3 and 4 are administered by slow subcutaneous injection at a rate of
0.8 ml of each solution twice a day, or 0.8 ml of solution per day with
solutions 3 and 4
being alternated every other day.
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A stabilization of the symptomatology is observed in 80% of cases (n = 30); an
improvement in the symptomatology (regression of the attacks) is even found in
40 to
50% of cases.
Example 3: Preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of
Parkinson's disease
This is a degenerative disease of the central nervous system in which the
dopaminergic neurons of the nigrostriatal tract are selectively destroyed.
Parkinson's disease is the culmination of an active chronic process starting
20
to 30 years before the disease is expressed, the origin being of a
multifactorial nature
according to recent theories. It is the result of the combined action of a
genetic
susceptibility, ageing and exogenous and endogenous neurotoxic factors,
culminating
in the destruction of the ascending monoaminergic systems. Postmortem analysis
of
subjects affected by the idiopathic or postencephalitic form reveals the
following
essential phenomena:
(i) a degeneration of the nigrostriatal bundle results in the collapse of the
levels
of dopamine (DA) and its metabolites in the neostriatum and a predominant
neuronal
loss in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra;
(ii) a deficiency of DA in the neurons of the tegmentoventral area (TVA) which
are at the origin of the mesocorticolimbic tract and which project onto the
nucleus
accumbens. A less significant decrease in the number of DA neurons and Lewy
bodies
is observed in the ventral part of the TVA. The depletion of DA has to reach a
certain
critical threshold (60% to 80%) before the symptoms of parkinsonism appear,
akinesia
being the principal symptom related to the degree of depletion of DA;
(iii) the disappearance of neurons in the substantia nigra is accompanied by
the
release of melanotic pigment and especially the appearance of Lewy bodies,
their
presence being a customary indicator of this specific neuronal attack.
At the evolutive and individual level, Parkinson's disease is thought to
result
from the intervention of these different factors, early in life, in subjects
who possess a
genetic susceptibility expressing itself for example in their antioxidative
capacity
(glutathion reductase, hydroxylation phenotype ...), leading to a reduction of
the
neuronal pool in the substantia nigra. The physiological loss of neurons
associated
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with age would then culminate in the clinical expression of the disease when
80% of
the dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra have disappeared.
The following solution was prepared:
Solution 5
L-DOPA-G-PL 5
atoco-PL 2
Ole-PL-Farcys 1
PO-PL-OIe 1
Myr-PL-Ole 1
Cys-GA-PL or
Cys-SA-PL 1
Homocys-GA-PL or
Homocys-SA-PL 1
Met-GA-PL or
Met-SA-PL 1
Met-G-PL 1
Cys-G-PL 1
Homocys-G-PL 1
Laur-PL-Ole 1
GABA-GA-PL 2
5MT-GA-PL 1
Hist-PL 1
Cys-PL-Nac 1
Homocys-PL-Nac 1
Met-PL-Nac 1
Preparation: as for Example 1
Solution 5 is administered by subcutaneous injection at a rate of 0.4 to 0.8
ml of
solution every 2 to 3 days.
An improvement in the rigidity, akinesia and trembling is observed in 80% of
cases (n = 15), with a reduction in the administration of other treatments.
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Example 4: Preparation of a pharmaceutical combination for the treatment of
Huntington's chorea
The following solutions were prepared:
Solution 6 Solution 7
Myr-PL-Pal 1 Cys-GA-PL 4
Pal-PL-Ole 1 Met-GA-PL 4
Myr-PL-Ole 1 Homocys-G-PL 4
Tau-SA-PL or Cys-PL-Nac 4
Tau-GA-PL 1 Homocys-PL-Nac 4
atoco-PL 3 Met-PL-Nac 4
VitC-PL 1 Tau-GA-PL 1
Homocys-PL-Nac 4 Tau-G-PL 1
Cys-PL-Nac 4 Met-G-PL 4
Met-PL-Nac 4 atoco-PL 2
Farcys-PL-Myr 1 atoco-PL-Ret 2
Farcys-PL-Pal 1
Farcys-PL-Ole 1
Farcys-PL-Stea 1
Met-SA-PL or
Met-GA-PL 4
Homocys-SA-PL or
Homocys-GA-PL 4
Cys-G-PL 4
Homocys-G-PL 4
Met-G-PL 4
CHO-PL 1
5MT-GA-PL 1
W-GA-PL 2
ACh-GA-PL 4
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Solution 8
Farcys-PL-Ole 2
Aze-PL-Ole 1
Aze-PL-PO 1
Met-PL-Nac 2
Cys-PL-Nac 2
Homocys-PL-Nac 2
atoco-PL 2
Lin2-PL-OIe 2
Ret-PL 1
Ole-PL-Laur 1
atoco-PL-Ret 1
Tau-G-PL 1
ACh-GA-PL 1
PRO-PL 1
GABA-G-PL 1
Preparation: as for Example 1
Solutions 6 7 and 8 are administered by subcutaneous injection:
- either at a rate of 0.6 ml of each solution every day;
- or alternately at a rate of 0.6 ml of one solution every two to three days
(for
example, it is possible to administer solution 6 on the first day, solution 7
on the
second day and solution 8 on the third day, etc., or else to administer
solution 6 on the
first day, solution 7 on the third day and solution 8 on the fifth day, etc.).
In five patients undergoing treatment, a distinct improvement is found in the
level of recovery of the memory functions and relational alertness.
Example 5: Preparation of a pharmaceutical combination for the treatment of
multiple sclerosis
In France, more than 50,000 people suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS) and at
least 2000 new cases are recorded each year. This disease starts in the young
subject,
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usually between 20 and 40 years of age. Its incidence is 2 to 3 times greater
in women
than in men. The symptoms are variable. They can take the following forms:
visual
disorders, muscular weakness, loss of coordination of movements or
contractures, etc.
They all reflect a deterioration of the central nervous conduction. They can
disappear
5 or decrease and then reappear in a more serious form. The disease usually
takes a
cyclic course, resulting in progressive invalidity, but the clinical forms are
very
polymorphous. It is an incapacitating disease which is very expensive in terms
of
clinical follow-up, symptomatic treatment and financial liability.
MS is a multifactorial disease involving factors associated with the
10 environment, a genetic predisposition and immunological disorders. The
prevailing
model can be summarized as follows: a predisposed subject (high frequency of
the
following antigens of the HLA system: A3, B7, DR2DW2, DQB 1 and DR4)
encounters an exogenous, probably viral and/or bacterial factor. A long and
totally
silent phase of latency ensues, followed by the development of reactions, to
some
15 extent autoimmune, which are directed against myelin and the producing
cell, the
oligodendrocyte. These disorders result in demyelinizing lesions of the
central nervous
system (CNS). The multiplicity and complexity of the factors involved in MS
constitute obstacles to the understanding of its etiology. It is for this
reason, despite
numerous studies, that MS is still not understood.
20 The following solutions were prepared:
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Solution 9 Solution 10
Farcys-PL-Ole 2 Farcys-PL-Pal 1
PO-PL-Ole 2 Farcys-PL-Myr 1
Aze-PL-Ole 2 Pal-PL-Myr 1
Aze-PL-PO 2 Aze-PL-Ole 1
Met-PL-Nac 2 Pal-PL-Ole 1
Homocys-PL-Nac 2 Farcys-PL-OIe 1
atoco-PL 2 PO-PL-Aze 1
VitC-PL 1 Ole-PL-Myr 1
Tau-GA-PL 2 Stea-PL-Farcys 1
Lin2-PL-Ole 2 Ole-PL-Laur 1
CHO-PL 1
Ole-PL-Laur 1
5MT-GA-PL 1
Tau-G-PL 2
ACh-GA-PL 2
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Solution 11 Solution 12
Farcys-PL-Ole 2 Farcys-PL-Ole 2
Aze-PL-Ole 1 Aze-PL-Ole 1
Aze-PL-PO 1 Aze-PL-PO 1
Met-PL-Nac 2 atoco-PL 2
Cys-PL-Nac 2 VitC-PL 1
Homocys-PL-Nac 2 Tau-GA-PL 2
atoco-PL 2 Lin2-PL-OIe 2
Lin2-PL-Ole 2 CHO-PL 1
Ret-PL I Laur-PL-Ole 1
Ole-PL-Laur 1 Al = 0.1 mg/ml
atoco-PL-Ret 1
Tau-G-PL 1
ACh-GA-PL 1
PRO-PL 1
GABA-G-PL 1
Preparation: as for Example 1
The administration (by subcutaneous injection) of solutions 9 0 11 and 12
varies according to the clinical form of multiple sclerosis (MS).
a) In the case of an attack or deterioration of MS, at least two of solutions
9 10
and 11 are used alternately at a rate of 0.5 ml to 1 ml of these solutions
once or twice a
day, or else at a rate of 0.5 ml to 1 ml of these solutions every 2-3 days or
once a week.
For example, from day 1 to 8 of treatment, solutions 9 and 10 are administered
alternately once or twice a day. From day 8 to 10 of treatment, solutions 9
and 11 are
administered alternately once a day. From day 10 to 20 of treatment, solutions
9 and
11 are administered alternately every two days. Then, after day 20 of
treatment,
solutions 9 10 and 11 are used alternately every 2-3 days.
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In all the cases (n = 15) of an attack or deterioration of MS treated by the
above
protocol since June 1994, a 100% regression of the symptomatology has been
observed.
b) In the case of the chronic disease or the resumption of the sequelae,
solutions
9, 11 and 12 are administered alternately at a rate of 0.5 ml to 0.8 ml per
day. For
example, one solution is administered each day, in the morning or evening.
A significant regression of the symptomatology is observed in 80% of treated
cases (n = 250).
Example 6: Preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of
epilepsy
Essential epilepsy can comprise different clinical forms and electroencephalo-
graphic seizures, ranging from absence epilepsy to grand mal epilepsy.
The following solution was prepared:
Solution 13
GABA-G-PL 4
PO-PL-Aze 2
Pal-PL-Farcys 1
Myr-PL-Farcys 1
W-GA-PL 1
Ole-PL-Pal 1
Myr-PL-Ole 1
atoco-PL 2
Aze-PL-Lin2 2
Preparation: as for Example 1
Solution 13 is administered by subcutaneous injection at a rate of 0.6 ml of
solution 2 to 3 times a week.
The two patients treated reduced their conventional medications (Zarontin ,
Depamide , etc.) to no major disadvantage.
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ExamRIe 7: Preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of
essential migraine
This has no apparent cause. It presents with or without aura. It is associated
with a vasogenic reflex involving serotonin and its derivatives.
The following solution was prepared:
Solution 14
HW-GA-PL 3
W-GA-PL 3
5MT-GA-PL 3
atoco-PL 2
Cys-GA-PL 1
Met-GA-PL 1
Homocys-GA-PL 1
Preparation: as for Example 1
Solution 14 is administered by subcutaneous injection at a rate of 0.8 ml of
solution 2 to 3 times a day in the event of an attack. For a permanent
migraine
condition, it is preferable to administer 0.8 ml of solution every 2 to 3
days.
In three cases treated, a cessation of the attack or an alleviation of the
migraine
condition is observed.
Example 8: Preparation of a pharmaceutical combination for the treatment of
polyarthritis
Rheumatoid polyarthritis (RP) is a disease of the autoimmune type whose
etiology is still not understood.
Inflammatory rheumatism has an appreciable effect on the joints, with
incapacitating deformations and intense pain.
No specific treatment for RP is known. The main drugs used, namely gold
salts, D-penicillamine, sulfasalazine, methotrexate, antimalarials, non-
steroidal anti-
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inflammatories, immunodepressants and immunostimulants, act either on the
immunity
or on the inflammation, but these drugs have limits and disadvantages:
- in the short term their efficacy is partial and only in certain patients;
- in the long term there is no proof of their efficacy, but there is proof of
5 numerous side effects (gastrointestinal disorders, immunodepression, etc.);
- they are not harmless, sometimes causing serious illnesses.
The following solutions were prepared:
Solution 15 Solution 16
10 Farcys-PL-Pal 1 Farcys-PL-Pal 1
Pal-PL-Myr 1 Farcys-PL-Myr 1
Farcys-PL-Myr 1 Pal-PL-Myr 1
Lin2-PL-OIe 1 Aze-PL-Ole 1
Met-PL-Nac 1 Pal-PL-Ole 1
15 Cys-PL-Nac 1 Farcys-PL-OIe 1
Homocys-PL-Nac 1 PO-PL-Aze 1
Farcys-PL-Ole 1 Ole-PL-Myr 1
Met-GA-PL 1 Stea-PL-Farcys 1
Pal-PL-Ole 1 Ole-PL-Laur 1
20 Myr-PL-Ole 1
Tau-GA-PL 2
VitC-PL 2
Tau-G-PL 2
Stea-PL-Farcys 2
25 ACh-GA-PL 2
atoco-PL 2
Aze-PL-Ole 2
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Solution 17
Farcys-PL-Pal 1
Pal-PL-Myr 1
Farcys-PL-Myr 1
Farcys-PL-Ole 1
Myr-PL-Ole 1
Stea-PL-Farcys 1
ACh-GA-PL 2
(xtoco-PL 2
AI = 0.1 mg/ml
PreRaration: as for Example 1
The subcutaneous administration of solutions 15, 16 and 17 varies according to
the clinical form of rheumatoid polyarthritis.
a) In a period of attack or deterioration, solutions 15 and 16 are used at a
rate of
0.1 ml to 0.5 ml of each solution in a mixture, once or twice a day.
b) In a chronic phase, the following are used alternately:
- either solutions 15 and 16 mixed together
- or solutions 16 and 17 mixed together
at a rate of 0.1 ml to 0.5 ml of each solution every 2, 3 or 4 days or every
week.
In the subjects treated (n = 150), the rheumatoid polyarthritis is found to
take a
favorable course in 80% of cases, even for old complaints resistant to other
therapies.
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